Today, March 3rd, is International Sex Workers Rights Day!
Please celebrate today by joining us in raising awareness and funds for Bluestockings Cooperative –one of our beloved political homes!
https://www.bonfire.com/protectbstox
The worker-owners, comrades, patrons, and those reliant on Bluestockings Cooperative’s free store, have faced increasing threats of violence from so-called “neighbors” who are unhappy that the bookstore opens its doors to those most in-need of care and support in NYC.
The Support Ho(s)e Collective has utilized Bluestockings (the former and current locations) as a meeting space, a place to hold letter writing events for our incarcerated loved ones, book launches, community organizing action events, an arts & crafts and zine making space. Several of our members are former volunteers and worker-owners, and we personally know how life-saving having a physical space in the Lower East Side where queer, trans*, sex working people can gather is!
We know Bluestockings has an amazing membership program that helps them make rent, and of course the best way to support is to VISIT and SHOP–however, we felt that a public showing and declaration of our belief that “Bluestockings Saves Lives” needed to be made. We believe we need a LOUD, public, community outpouring to demonstrate how important this space is for so many of us, in and beyond, NYC.
Please share this widely with your networks!
#ISWRD #SexWorkersUnite
